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Strategic Marketing

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[STRATEGIC MARKETING PLAN OF NIKE]

This is the comprehensive report that contains the components of marketing plan of NIKE Inc. in
terms of its new offerings and marketing strategies of its expansion worldwide.
January 1, 2016 [STRATEGIC MARKETING PLAN OF NIKE]

Contents

Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ 1

Company Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 2
The Nike Company-Overview (History and Current Status) ...................................................... 2
Current Status .......................................................................................................................... 2
Future orientation .................................................................................................................... 3
Mission & Vision Statement ....................................................................................................... 4
Situation Analysis ........................................................................................................................... 4
Market Overview......................................................................................................................... 4
Market Trends and Evolution ...................................................................................................... 5
Consumer Behavior ..................................................................................................................... 6
Competition ................................................................................................................................. 7
Environment Analysis-Pest Analysis .......................................................................................... 8
SWOT Analysis........................................................................................................................... 9
Key Success Factors and Critical Issues ................................................................................... 10
Marketing Strategy........................................................................................................................ 11
Objectives .................................................................................................................................. 12
STP (Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning) ....................................................................... 12
Market Segmentation ............................................................................................................. 12
Targeting................................................................................................................................ 13
Market Positioning ................................................................................................................ 13
Strategy Summary ..................................................................................................................... 14
Competitive advantage .............................................................................................................. 14
Marketing Mix strategy................................................................................................................. 15
Product ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Pricing ....................................................................................................................................... 16
Place/Distribution ...................................................................................................................... 17

Promotion .................................................................................................................................. 18
IMC (Integrated marketing communication) Strategy .......................................................... 19
Financials- Cost/Budgeting........................................................................................................... 22
Implementation, Control and Contingency Plan ........................................................................... 23
Conclusion & Recommendations ................................................................................................. 24
References ..................................................................................................................................... 25

Executive Summary
This report is all about to show a Marketing plan for Nike’s products; with reference to older
offerings the report shows the plan that how can Nike offer new products in the market. With
respect to this the report contains comprehensive marketing plan components including company
analysis (Nike’s current and future status), situation or market analysis and competitors analysis;
the report shows the Nike’s objectives and marketing strategies in terms of its 4ps that is it is
shown that Nike can offer and increase its product range by offering other related products as
aerobic products to its customers and set value-based pricing strategy accordingly, and for new
offerings it can increase its other media other than commercials that is it can focus more on
social media to promote its new products and it may expand its business in other countries as
China, Middle-East etc. Beside this, the financial budget of this marketing plan has been
discussed which is been forecasted by reviewing Nike’s previous years revenue and marketing
expenses figures. Also execution plan as well as contingency plan has been shown which is
thoroughly depends upon Nike’s senior management and team work which would make its
objectives possible new offerings.
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Company Analysis
The Nike Company-Overview (History and Current Status)
NIKE, Inc. is all about innovations and discovery by providing the products and experiences for
athletes.
Nike was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Phil Knight and his coach Bill
Bowerman in January 1964. Its original name was Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS). The company
initially operated as a distributor for Japanese shoemaker Onitsuka Tiger , which meet Knight's
automobile. (Nike Inc., 2016)
In 1964, BRS sold 1,300 sets of Japanese running shoes netting $8,000. After that in 1966, BRS
opened its first retail location at California. By the time after the first retail store, it got expanded
in different regions as in the East Coast, in Wellesley. (Directory, 2001)
After that in 1971, the relationship of BRS and Onitsuka Tiger was coming to end and BRS
made its own line of footwear, which included the Swoosh planned by Carolyn Davidson. So the
Swoosh was utilized by Nike in 1971 and then was registered with the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office in 1974.
Afterwards Nike had made itself as a leading brand in U.S. athletic market and covered half of
its market share. Also Nike with the association with Wieden Kennedy made various marketing
communication ways to reach the customer and to make them aware about products. By 1980s,
it made association of games with its products offerings to its target market. (Wightman-Stone,
2015)
Current Status
• Today Nike, Inc. has widespread arrangement of its offerings, which are available
throughout the world.
• It had an income of $3.27 billion before the end of financial 2015 and revenue of 30.6B
in 2015.
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• It has created about $12 billion of combined free income from operations through 2015.
(Nike News, 2010) .
• Nike strives to expand its brand through adopting development technique. By obtaining
of Umbro, Nike has expanded its position as the greatest football maker Company in the
market. (Nike News, 2010)
• Nike has obtained a strong name or title in the market of running basketball and football
categories in North America and central and Eastern Europe.
Future orientation
• NIKE's wholesale market would continue constantly and be the key driver for deal
development, for retail accomplices at present foreseen that might representable more
than 80 percent of the organization's general business by 2015.
• Nike has geographic chances that it would make its expansion arrangements to the whole
six developed geographic areas as North America, Western Europe, and Japan by driving
mid-single-digit development and by focusing on an extra $3.0-3.5 billion from claiming
twelve-month for financial 2015. Additionally, Nike arrangements will contribute
forceful over its creating business geographies in China, national & eastern Europe, and
developing Markets) focusing on low double-digit development with an extra $3.0-3.5
billion from claiming twelve-month income by the limit of monetary 2015 (Peters, 2009).
• For making its customers satisfied and made them aware, Nike portrayed courses of
action that will open harshly 250-300 new NIKE-marked saves overall all around the
World in five years long time and to lift the customers knowledge and to increase its
development through new technologies. And in this regard, NIKE anticipates that this
course of action would provide additional $2.2-2.6 billion by 2015.
• For strengthen its overall retail vicinity, NIKE, proclaimed plans that set $500-600
million money for the five year considerable length of time that will add to regulate the
customer business and make wholesale and retail effectiveness. (Nike Inc, 2016)
• In future, it is estimated that Nike will increase its prices due to which it can positively
impact and increase the profitability from its products. (shahriar, 2015)
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• In terms of long-term financial objectives, NIKE has following future orientation that
would assist development and expansion by 2015(About Nike, n.d.)
§ Increment in profit by 10% annually
§ Increment in Earnings Per Share growth annually
§ Increasing 25% of ROI (Return on Invested Capital)
§ Increasing dividends by 25-35%
Mission & Vision Statement

Mission Statement
‘To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world’
If you have a body, you are an athlete.
Vision Statement
‘The Nike goal is to carry on his legacy of innovative thinking, whether to develop products that
help athletes of every level of ability to reach their potential, or to create business opportunities
that set Nike apart from the competition and provide value for our shareholders.’
Situation Analysis
Market Overview
Nike incorporation is the words leading sports footwear and Apparel Company. The main Nike
brand is mostly targeted towards the athletes, selling related products such as shoes, sporting
equipment’s and clothes. Over the past five years the Athlete and sporting goods manufacturing
industry has expected to slow growth according to the modest growth in the sports participation
rate. The Demand for sporting goods is increasing over the period. In the next five years to 2020
consumer will becomes more health conscious, which will estimate demand for Athlete
equipment’s. This Athlete industry is highly fragmented and characterized by the high level of
competition.
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While the top players of athlete industry are expected to comprise less 20.0% of total industry
revenue in 2015 like one of the player is Nike which uses strong brand awareness among
consumers to gain market share. Also few sporting goods manufacturer have vertically integrated
operations, which includes the marketing, manufacturing, designing and retailing processes in
their operations. Nike is using the vertical operations to examine the consumer trends and to
implement new technologies. (Athletic & Sporting Goods Manufacturing in the US: Market
Research Report, 2015)
In today’s world market of sport goods is increasing and this market is highly growing in U.S. as
compared to other countries and it has been projected more than 63 billion in U.S in 2014.
Consumers purchase different products such as athletic footwear, licensed sports merchandise
athletic apparel, exercise equipment but they are not included in recreational transportation.
Many of the products such as sporting goods are sold through online channels over the internet
and have highest growth in market share of distribution channels. Despite of having online
channels people more over prefer to shop in stores for sport goods in 2013. Worldwide Nike and
Adidas are also having greatest revenue as well as market leaders in sporting goods industry and
manufacturing with 27.8 and 20 billion U.S dollars respectively. (Sporting Goods Industry -
Statistics & Facts, 2014)
Market Trends and Evolution

Nike’s initial product advertising strategy of using professional athletes for increasing
demand was through word of mouth and also provides the good publicity.
Nike changes its target market from teenagers to younger consumers due to intense
competition with Adidas and Reebok and also to expand its target market.
During the time of recession consumers was willing to pay on that brand because Nike
having superior quality, style and reliability. Nike generates the higher revenue from its
competitors because of its Slogan “Just Do It” and strong product. (Deng, 2009)
It also introduces the digital sports and e-commerce in its recent years due to changes in
technology trends.
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It introduces the Nike+ running sensor in collaboration with Apple Inc. and other
products like fuel brand personalize the hi- tech experience for the customers. (Soni,
2014)
Nike has been launched its technologically advance shoe models from time to time
through innovative advertisements , celebrity endorsements , successful association and
event sponsorships.
Company still faces many challenges in this changing fashion trends and its sale is falling
in the shoes category and increased competition. After these changes though it is trying
its best to create the good position in the market and make products according to fashion
trends (Aid, 2005).
Consumer Behavior
Nike products are already well-known brands through the world, with effective advertisements
and word of mouth, since customers tend to share their positive views with their friends and
family. After buying this Nike brand, consumers learn, and experience the quality and see
themselves that they got what they expected. Consumers’ formed attitudes about the brand are
buying a products that are comfortable, makes you feel good, and also look cool in it and Nike
satisfy them all. (Ugur)
The public feels that Nike over charge its consumers and make its profits but they should
decrease the prices which can attract the consumers to buy its products. Today, everybody wants
the products which are comfortable to wear, protect our feet and keep away from injury without
higher quality shoes it can harm our feet and cause injured. Sometimes Nike can affect
consumers to buy the product. Consumers can be influenced by three perspectives cultural, social
and personal factors. (Consumer behaviour in relation to premium products, 2015).
Young athletes can be the target market of Nike in the future. With its brand it has the powerful
position of influence with young people by launching the digital platform for engaging the
consumers to join it so that it may make better relationship with consumers (Kearney, 2009)
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If any company creates the good relationship with its consumers, so they must find out the needs
and wants of the consumers. As Nike has done this by providing the good customer service and
even when customer face any type of problem so they can send email to the Nike for get rid from
their problem related purchasing, Nike would solve their problems within working days and
customers can solve their problems with help of websites and sending them emails. So this has
made the consumers to have positive image of Nike in their minds which can increase their
purchasing decisions and behavior towards the Nike products. (The consumer decicion process
of Nike, 2015).
Competition
The main competitors always of Nike are Reebok and Adidas and their product are not entirely
different from Nike’s products, as all products involved in the design and marketing of both
athletic footwear and apparel and for fitness projects but Nike is having differentiation and
distinctive competency in the area of marketing. Nike always creates the consumer brand
awareness and has strong brand power for a long time and also makes a position in the market.
Nike is having the no 1 seat which cannot be replaced by its competitors so easily because of its
long-lasting Slogan “Just Do It” and symbols “Swoosh” and their sports icons are recognizable
for target audience.
There are two great attributes which makes distinctive competency for Nike are its inability to be
replicated and the value or benefit which they offer to its consumers. As Nike is the integrated
part of the American and world culture, the brand power is basically increased and difficult to
replicate. Few companies have such that image and resources to promote their company as Nike
do. As the motivational Slogan of Nike is “Just Do It” with the marketing campaigns which
emphasis the fitness, competition and sportsmanship, consumers having the high quality based
products and a spirit of achieving the confidence where younger consumers can get benefit from
the positive influence. (Deng, 2009)
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The figure shows the status and market share of Nike and its competitors in athletic market,
where it is seen that the Nike has highest
global market share that is 31% whereas
the its major competitors as Adidas and
Reebok have 16% and 6% market share
respectively.
Environment Analysis-Pest Analysis
Political:
There are worker rights and employee laws which affect the Nike’s internal procedures
It has positive government policies which support it in increasing their growth prospects
especially in US.
The surroundings legal issues affect it and are handled by Nike itself
Nike can take help from government as well as from foreign countries which have
favorable relationship with Nike in making the products.
Economic:
Nike get sponsorship from different other companies

Nike can be the way in creating new jobs when their higher growth in economy
Due to economic downturn consumers can be affected and it can reduce consumer
confidence towards products of Nike
There can be risk of currency, interest rate and exchange rates for Nike’s product
Increasing material prices and labor cost in production countries or outsourcing for
increasing the living standards can also affect Nike’s product sales
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Social:
Consumers are becoming more loyal towards the brand and becoming brand conscious
that can be advantageous for Nike
Changes in life style- health awareness, sport participation which is increasing the
demand of sport products
Increasing market share of female customers can also be opportunity for Nike
Consumers preferences and demand are being diversified hence Nike can broaden its
product range
Technological:
New technology affects Nike because it incorporates it in its products.

Through technology it makes highly innovative products as shoe construction/ design
It can create mobile app and different facilities and website from which customers can do
online shopping through new digital trends. (Hanrahan, 2002)
SWOT Analysis
Strength Weakness
It is a global brand and no.1 shoe maker Its sales highly depend on the footwear
Nike has the joint venture with Apple’s segment
IPod in continued innovation It has violations in history and they
It has strong distribution channels provide minimal wage rate to its
It has strong position over its minimal workers
long term debt Has poor conditions in work places
Has innovative shoe design which It is having bad reputation
enable consumer to design their own Has higher price compared to its
shoe online competitors as Adidas
It has diversified products worldwide
Has strong marketing campaigns and
endorses different products
Have different segments as baseball,
golf and footwear etc.
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Opportunity Threats
It can develop products such as sport’s Economic recession and fluctuations in
wear, sunglasses and jewelry the currency can lead Nike to losses
Its brand can also developed Higher competition as competitors are
internationally becoming more aggressive and creating
It can support different market events high quality products
globally as (the Olympics, FIFA) Sensitivity to price
It may have expansion in larger brand Maintaining reputation of eco-friendly
recognition in market (Swot analysis of Nike)
It can have growing segmentation of
women Athletes’
It can increase demand and introduce
fashion brand image in market
Key Success Factors and Critical Issues
Key success factors of Nike are:
One of a kind- It provides unique value to customers having its own look/ custom
products
We know you- It knows as well as understand people’s stories/ understand athletes
needs
Access- Its products are found everywhere
Design- It has recognizable, respected logo, shoe and clothing aesthetics
Convenience- It has online shopping, worldwide retailers
Nike has successful growth collaborating with other companies within sport and other
fitness industry
Having Stylist features and innovative products which includes;
ü Different colors and designs of products
ü It have different products one cannot fit other.
ü It has silent alarm, water proof products, and sleep monitoring of its
products
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ü It is having wireless syncing (android device)
Financial sustainability of Nike comprises of;

ü Strong history of alliances as having strong partnership with Apple
ü It has high budget in marketing
ü Having ability to develop new and innovative products in house with
minimal risk
ü Nike was the first one in the market in terms of experience and
technology
Having successful business growth in terms of internal and external analysis, market
position, competitors, products and organizational structure.
The success lean to three things; Leadership, people and processes which provide
quality products timely (Nike.inc. , 2014)
Key critical issues
One main issue of Nike corporation is it is leading and planning without proper
management, the company is suffering from child hood labor
It has negative media attention due to which it may lose reputation
Has fault of poor factory conditions and environmental problems
It has been blamed of abandoning sites
The Nike products have become equal with slave wage, they only pay worker with
minimum wage from which they can only fulfill their basic necessities, forced overtime
and subjective abuse.
Suppliers are having overlapped and conflicting issues from diverse customers so can be
issue for Nike outsourcing strategy. (Wilsey, M., & Lichtig, S.)
Marketing Strategy
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Objectives
• To increase the 3-4% profitability in each of its product lines (i.e. increasing sales growth
by 10% annually)
• To Increase marketing communication tactics
• To produce quality and low cost products
• To meet the demands and requirements of target market (sneakers for young and old age
consumers)
• To make sustainable development of product worldwide(increasing the market share in
middle east)
• To apply continuous marketing strategies to broaden its product range (increasing aerobic
products)
STP (Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning)
Market Segmentation
It has following segmentation to create consumers groups to target:
Demographics segmentation: Nike has segmented an Age and gender group that is it has such
products that serve male and female that has age range of 15-55.
Psychographics and behavioral segmentation: Nike has this segmentation to answer that why
consumers need its products and what the consumers have interest and purchasing habits. So
regarding this Nike segments its market which includes:
• Sports or athletic oriented

• Active lifestyle(interest in fitness and exercise for recreation)
Geographic segmentation: On the basis of this, Nike has segmentation to serve its target
customers all over the world. It has major markets in USA, Asia-pacific Europe, Africa but it has
continuous objective to cater markets in other countries as well like North-America, China,
Japan, and Middle-East etc. (Nike Inc, 2016)
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Targeting
As for market segmentation, Nike has niche market to serve that is Nike focuses and targets
athlete or sportsperson segment and provides required products to them as footwear and apparel
products, which have quite specific and unique feature as compared to other footwear products.
Following are the some target strategies of Nike:
Its target strategies include aggressive marketing to make aware its target consumers about its
product and even Nike make its target consumers enable to get their desired products through
customization process as own signature shoe is offered to athlete that is it enabled Michael
Jordan to have his name Jordan shoes.
Apart from this, its targeting strategies include sponsorship of its products through sports team or
celebrities. It has objective of styling its product through psychological tactics on target market
by linking triumph with apparel that is products are viewed as victory when sponsorship is done
by athlete celebrities (Marketing strategy of Nike)
Another targeting strategy is Nike cross training established in 1989 which caters all the athlete
participants all over the world and trains different sport activities which has also become way to
make its target market satisfied.
Market Positioning
Nike has positioned itself in the mind of its target customers as a leader in sports goods. It has
made such products that satisfy its niche market with all products related to sports. Its slogan
‘Just do it’ has made an appeal to target customers to buy the product with sense of inspiration
and confidence and which has made it major competitor in athlete industry.
Its positioning statement is
‘For every serious athlete Nike provides perfect shoe or sports products that gives confidence for
every sport activity’
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It has following positioning strategies:
• Enhancing athletic lifestyle or fantasy in consumers mind

• Appealing style and attitude
• Positions itself as premium brand with well-designed products
• Appealing quality level and valuable products
Strategy Summary
Its main focus is to gain leading role in athletic market and increase its market share
To produce quality and innovative products for target consumers
It has following strategies in terms of following factors:
Pricing strategy: Nike has value based/price leadership strategy that offers the customer with the
price that customer value so it has high prices for its products as it has niche market to serve with
valuable products.
Market expansion strategy: Nike has strategy to expand its distribution channels all over the
world through constant improvement in products lines.
Outsourcing strategies: Nike has relied on outsourcing of its product manufacturing; it has
contracts with different countries like China, Japan, Indonesia, Brazil, Vietnam etc.
Competitive advantage
Technology: Nike has incorporated technology in their product as it has collaboration with
technology based companies as Apple, through which it has made most competitive products that
enables the consumers to connect their iPod devices to sensors inside the Nike shoes that help
them to record time, distance and pace.
Manufacturing cost: Nike has SCM capabilities as it has got competitive advantage in terms of
having global outsourcing strategy that enables it to get low cost in their production and it has
about 715 contracts with the countries of the world which help it in supply chain process.
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Economies of scale: It has got the Economies of scale through their efficiency in production i.e.
they have continuous improvement in their production by incurring low cost with increased level
of production and revenue.
Patents: Nike’s strength is also having valuable and non-replicable products, which are it has
strong patents and copyrights on its products so that they would not copied easily and remain
unique in the market.
Research and development strength: Nike is considered as fully innovative company that
continually strives to bring new thing in their products for their target market and this is done
through their Research and development department which has strength and much resources and
ideas to produce new things in the market. So Nike strive to make innovations in their products
by bring technologies in them, it has new product development strategy which suggest that it
updates or redesigns its products every six month with new modifications and also it incorporates
the comfort, value and performance in its product so that its target market remain satisfied long
term. (Nike Marketing Plan)
Marketing Mix strategy

Nike has the leading role in marketing and has strongest marketing mix. In particular it depends
on Pull strategy; it has established it’s seizing against the big competitors like Reebok and
Adidas (Marketing mix of Nike)
Product
Nike offers a wide range of products including shoes, apparel and equipment. Currently these are
top selling product categories, all these products clothing and equipment specialized for sports
products (Marketing mix of Nike).
The first product of Nike is running shoes. Apart from this, it offers currently in athletics,
baseball, ice hockey, tennis, soccer, lacrosse, basketball products and has wide range of sports
products such as cricket shoes, shirts, and shorts.
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Nike NYX and Nike SB shoes offered for the first time in 1987. In 2008, Nike Air Jordan XX3,
basketball shoe was introduced with the high performance, designed for the environment (4P of
Nike).
Nike also offers products for tennis, golf, skateboarding, association football, baseball, football,
cycling, volleyball, wrestling, cheerleading, aquatic activities, and sells shoes for racing and
other sports and outdoor activities as recreational uses.
Recent products:
Nike has recently introduced cricket shoes are designed to be lighter 30% than its rivals i.e. Air
Zoom Yorker and Nike Air Max designed for the latest addition to its line skate Nike 6.0.
Nike recently shoe tracks the performance of a corridor on the radio device that connects to the
iPod Nano to produce the Nike + Apple Inc. with the team, while the product generates useful
statistics and enables the users to get value from product (4P of Nike).
Beside this, NIKEiD is a sub brand which allows the customers to design their customized Nike
footwear through offering a selection of shoes, what customers want; different colors and fabrics;
they can choose whatever area of the shoes they want. This customization allows customers to
create different designs in large quantities. Customers do not have to design shoes themselves
but have designs that customers can buy a selection of pre made designs. NIKEiD’s
customization process and offers are available in Nike’s website (NikeID).
Pricing
The type of products to be marketed will affect the price of a product. Nike’s pricing strategy is
considered to be competitive than other retailer shoe. The pricing is based on the basis of target
customers as a premium segment. Nike brand commands a high premium. Pricing strategy
makes use of vertical integration in which they participants at differing channel levels or take
role in operations level more than one channels to control cost and impact product pricing
(Marketing mix of Nike)
Nike has become so well known that most people will pay more dollar for quality products for
this product. That is why Nike uses Cost Based/Value Based Pricing other than its competitors
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which offer low prices. The target customers of Nike are those who are niche and have almost
have the financial capability of the product, such as the use of expensive clothes is a status
symbol. This makes the customer want to continue to buy the product of Nike. Without a high
equity brand, like Nike, however, this would not be possible rise in prices (Blogspot).
Pricing strategy currently used by Nike is like, it may continue to use it. Nike's current customers
currently specify what they would be willing to pay the cost of the product to ensure the quality
and service they receive from Nike. On the basis of the services offered by Nike, to find that they
can compare the quality at a reasonable price from competitor service and prices are fairly
charged (Nike Marketing Plan)
Place/Distribution
Nike shoes are conceded by other multi brand stores and exclusive Nike stores worldwide. Nike
has about 20,000 retail accounts in the US and sells its products in about 200 countries
worldwide. In the international market, independent distributors, licenses and subsidies sell Nike
products. The company has manufacturing facilities worldwide and in Asia, customer service
and other operational units (Nike Marketing Mix).
Nike long term plans to open more stores and franchise to reach target customers and to expand
the maximum buyers.
In Nike Town store, shops sell sheep showmanship interested enough to do whatever. Nike town
stores can take the entire city blocks and customers can feel like future oriented. These include
basic shoe stores made during each boasting chandeliers Nike product imaginable. Nike town
product offers a complete experience. This store has all the products, but will not stay there again
create a memorable experience for the customer to bring back again (Nike 4PS).
In the international market, Nike has independent distributors, licenses and subsidiaries which
sell its products. To reduce the cost of Nike’s products, it has outsourcing strategy with China,
from developing countries in Asia, such as Vietnam. And to do more business online because
Nike tradition is as spending on online advertising as compared to advertising media, e-
commerce and online marketing contributions are planned to expanded appropriate channels
(Nike Marketing Plan).
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Nike has some specific distribution outlets and use them for distribution of its products,
following are the major ones:
• Nike town shop: In big cities of countries, Nike’s outlets are there to serve customers
with products.
• Flagship stores: Nike has contracted with retail stores that has label of flagship of Nike
which serve with high volume of Nike’s products to consumers
• Nikeid: It is a Nike’s online store that is website which serves the customers of all over
the world with customization services.
• Big retail discount stores: The big stores of country also serve with some high demand
Nike products for the target customers.
All these have availability of Nike’s products; consumers who want Nike’s products can get
required products from these distribution methods of Nike.
Promotion
The marketing communications mix is effective because Nike attracts new customers and creates
balance between keeping existing customers (nike marketing communications-mix).
This is one of the strengths of Nike. Nike has introduced its offers to almost any environment
known to man and is extremely sensitive. Print advertisement in general, simple but send a
strong message. There is virtually no advertising that appears on their price and Nike are almost
always uses a popular athlete to promote its product. The Advertisement exceeds the
expectations of everyone with these shoes and they are able to demonstrate on the rise for
consumers (nike 4p).
Promotion of Nike is best; Nike uses Commercials, celebrities or billboards as ways to make its
target customer aware about its offers. But Nike needs other ways for promotion as to encourage
more new products. Then it may use the maxi environment and can create brand awareness.
Marketing implication is that Nike is a marketing strategy for online ecosystem. This means that
Nike is preparing to cut for television and print advertising, and increasing to the social media
(Nike Marketing Plan).
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Nike also sponsors events such as Hoop It Up and The Golden West Invitational. Nike’s brand
images, the Nike name and the trademark swoosh; make it one of the most recognizable brands
in the world. Nike’s brand power is one reason for its high revenues and makes other companies
to get sponsorship from it.
Nike runs advertising in newspapers and has benefit of creating strategic alliances.
IMC (Integrated marketing communication) Strategy

§ Advertising
In the advertising, Nike's own target is to achieve the greatest possible impact on large
populations of the target audience. These ads are usually expensive. However,
successfully applied a strong brand image of Nike products can reap the rewards and high
demand.
Nike uses celebrities represent product to the client or ideal user. Extremely popular
personalities such as professional athletes used as offering the Nike’s products. Target
customers are watching their favorite celebrities use the company's products. As a result,
customers are motivated to imitate the behavior of these celebrities. Through the use of
ad figure known marketing communication mix, Nike is promoting the company's
products to customers how to motivate your choice to imitate the famous Celebrities.
(Nike Marketing Communication).
Brazilian football team, like Nike especially Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos are as brand
ambassadors of Nike; LeBron James, Tiger Woods and Lance Armstrong cycling golf are
number of famous athletes and used by Nike as celebrity endorsement strategy to
promote its products.
Nike focuses on other countries’ sportsman as Brand ambassador for making its all target
customers of all countries aware about its offers and currently Indian football captain
Baichung Bhutia is as Nike new brand ambassador (marketing-mix-nike).
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§ Personal Selling
For this IMC strategy, Nike has in stores personal sales efforts. The stores offer staff’s
help for customers to learn more about the company's products and to purchase these
products. In some cases, sales staff helps customers to find the right products to promote
the Nike Company through personalized service.
The customer experience has been developed by staff trained to help and persuade sales.
Customers feel good about buying Nike products. They also sell these products which
customers feel as having better decisions. Therefore, the combination of Nike’s
marketing communication while promoting the company's products, improves customer
experience and use personal selling to build relationships with customers (Nike
marketing communications-mix).
§ Direct Marketing
Nike uses direct marketing to promote new products to the target market. These new
products are usually advertised heavily. However, to make a bigger impact, the firm uses
salespeople to approach certain organizations or individuals in target market segments.
As the Nike approaches sports organizations in colleges to promote its products. Nike’s
marketing communications mix uses direct marketing to establish stronger relations with
target customers and motivate them to purchase the company’s products.
It uses direct marketing to introduce new products to the target market. These new
products are usually heavy advertising. However for having larger impact, the company
may use some of the organizations or individuals close to the seller in the target market
segment which can direct promote the product to customers. (Nike marketing
communications-mix).
§ Sales Promotions
Nike’s sales promotions include coupons and special offers to customers which it target.
The characteristics of these products business and its benefits can be as discount coupons
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can make customers to save and by using special offers new things are offered to
customers, showing sales promotions enable customers to be motivated. Marketing
communication mix uses sales promotions whenever Nike want to attract new customers
to drive demand, since they would be motivated to buy the products of Nike on the basis
of the perceived benefits (nike marketing communications-mix).
§ Public Relations
Nike rarely used public relations as marketing communication mix or IMC strategy. The
company depends on social problems such as the use of workshops and green technology
that use public relations to cope. In some cases, Nike may use similar charity events and
public relations activities as a sponsor. This is the Nike communication mix of existing
and potential customers marketing, so they have a better perception of the brand, the
brand uses to solve problems and promote public relations (Nike marketing
communications-mix).
§ Social Media
Nike is one of the biggest brands in the world and therefore has been a big surprise
followed on social media. Expectations of getting this IMC strategy are there but the
budget of social content is high.
As a sports brand, Nike may expand its social media to creating a buzz which is
important. Especially for new technology based or current products of Nike it may
increase its social media IMC strategy to get in line with customers way of receiving
promotions. As for promotion of new series of Nike 6.0; it should use social media to
promote their dancing shoes and parkour. (case-study nike)
Nike has recently use some social media communication mix for its promotion of
products where customers are allowed to take advantage of the campaign, by taking
action in social site to share photos of themselves call this demographic youth to
demonstrate their sports skills by uploading them, where the Winners will receive $ 500
in cash or a scholarship.
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Financials- Cost/Budgeting
Income statement of Nike
All numbers are in 000s
Period Ending May 31, 2015 May 31, 2014 May 31, 2013
Total Revenue 30,601,000 27,799,000 25,313,000
Cost of Revenue 16,534,000 15,353,000 14,279,000
Net income applicable
3,273,000 2,693,000 2,472,000
To common shares
The net sales or revenue of Nike in year 2015 has increased to 31.34B as compared to previous
years 27.8B and 25.3B in 2014 and 2013 respectively. Hence its net income is increased to 3.62B
so from its increased revenue and income it can be forecasted that it can increase its expense
towards marketing to get increment in its market share and expand its business in other countries
as well. (yahoo finance)
So by looking to financials of Nike, following is the forecasted financial plan or budget plan for
Nike for the year 2016 is made:
May 31, 2015 May 31, 2016

Total revenue 30,601,000 34000000
Marketing expense
• Marketing 32% 34%
communication
• Marketing channels 10% 11%
• Marketing research 10% 12%
Total expense % of sales 52% 57%
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From this table, it is seen that with the increment about 10% in Sales according to their strategy,
it is forecasted that in 2016 it may have also 10-11% increment in sales and hence can increase
its marketing expenses by 5% of Sales in 2016.
Implementation, Control and Contingency Plan
Implementation of marketing plan
Nike can ensure its correct marketing plan through controlling procedures of top management
and with proper guidance to all departments of organization. The objectives of Nike can be
correctively achieved by proper check and balance of company’s market share, profit, sales,
budget and continuous analysis of all departments of company so that marketing plan could
implemented and could meet with targets.
Also through proper setting of milestones, budget and department selection to work on objectives
of marketing communication, channels and research then the marketing plan would be executed
in timely basis and with fewer errors.
Contingency plan
If all the set standards and controlling procedures wouldn’t meet with marketing plan execution
then alternative plan would be there to set the marketing plan, the alternative plan include the
• Backhouse resources in terms of extra budget plan, remedy for new designs and
communication ways, redefine or redesign marketing plan and strategies.
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Conclusion & Recommendations

It is seen from market and company’s analysis that Nike has the potential to execute its
objectives and can offer new products and expand its share so by looking to Nike’s overall
strategies and objectives the following points are recommended:
• It should broaden its product range as providing aerobics or parkour products

• It should increase its marketing communication ways i.e. using of social media
• It can have collaboration with Apple for incorporating technology in terms of gamepads
featuring soccer, Golf etc.
• It may have proper management in controlling the labor issues.
• It may include online video training sessions for athletes celebrities and as to increase its
product awareness to them
• Nike could have merger and acquisition with other companies to expand its business and
to implement its Global growth strategy of 2015 to attain sustainable, long term growth
across its global portfolio of business.
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[STRATEGIC MARKETING PLAN OF NIKE]

Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ 1

The Nike Company-Overview (History and Current Status)

Mission & Vision Statement

Market Trends and Evolution

Environment Analysis-Pest Analysis

Nike get sponsorship from different other companies

New technology affects Nike because it incorporates it in its products.

Key Success Factors and Critical Issues

Key success factors of Nike are:

ü It is having wireless syncing (android device)

Financial sustainability of Nike comprises of;

Key critical issues

STP (Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning)

• Sports or athletic oriented

Following are the some target strategies of Nike:

Its positioning statement is

• Enhancing athletic lifestyle or fantasy in consumers mind

It has following strategies in terms of following factors:

Marketing Mix strategy

IMC (Integrated marketing communication) Strategy

Income statement of Nike

All numbers are in 000s

May 31, 2015 May 31, 2016

Implementation, Control and Contingency Plan

Implementation of marketing plan

• It should broaden its product range as providing aerobics or parkour products

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